cérebro

See also: cerebro

Portuguese

cérebro

Etymology

An early borrowing from Latin cerebrum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾe.bɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.ɾɨ.bɾu/ [ˈsɛ.ɾɨ.βɾu]

• Rhymes: -ɛɾebɾu, -ɛɾɨbɾu
• Hyphenation: cé‧re‧bro

Noun

cérebro m (plural cérebros)

1. (anatomy) brain, cerebrum (organ located in the anterior and superior part of the brain)
2. (figuratively) thought
3. (figuratively) judgment
4. (figuratively) intelligence
5. (figuratively) central management body; center
6. (figuratively) individual who plans and/or directs a project, enterprise, etc. (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
7. (figuratively) individual who engages in intellectual or scientific activity (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Quotations

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Related terms

• cerebelo
• cerebral